These three articles all focus on college students and what a college degree means to employers and to college students alike. The first article talks about how more people are going to college now. Of those students who go to college, more of them are looking to go to graduate school to earn a doctorate or a masters degree in their major. The general mentality of employers is “now you really need more than a degree to be marketable”. That possible employees should demonstrate that they have experience in that field and that they do not need to be held by the hand. I also expect employers to expect these things of possible employees. Yet the second article claims that sometimes a college degree is unnecessary for what the student will be doing in the future. I was slightly surprised by this claim because the article claims college degrees only have value to them because employers find them desirable.
There appears to be high school graduates who would benefit from these jobs better than a college student applying for the same job. I am slightly disturbed that employers would hire an individual over a college graduate because of their diploma, even though they are not more qualified for that job. This also means that some college graduates get a degree for a job that didn’t require additional education, which makes me sad to think about how much money they spent on their education. The third article talked about how there are some programs, provided by high schools or corporate apprenticeship, that let high school students who may not benefit from a college education to find a career that they can succeed in. I think this is a very good way for some students to avoid the cost of a college education. I did not know about these vocational programs before reading this article, but I am very glad that they exist. I think this is a great alternative to college, especially since most growing careers do not require college degrees. I also think that it is important for society to not put too much value on the college degree, because some individuals would not benefit from such a degree.
These three articles all focus on college students and what a college degree means to employers and to college students alike. The first article talks about how more people are going to college now. Of those students who go to college, more of them are looking to go to graduate school to earn a doctorate or a masters degree in their major. The general mentality of employers is “now you really need more than a degree to be marketable”. That possible employees should demonstrate that they have experience in that field and that they do not need to be held by the hand. I also expect employers to expect these things of possible employees. Yet the second article claims that sometimes a college degree is unnecessary for what the student will be doing in the future. I was slightly surprised by this claim because the article claims college degrees only have value to them because employers find them desirable.
There appears to be high school graduates who would benefit from these jobs better than a college student applying for the same job. I am slightly disturbed that employers would hire an individual over a college graduate because of their diploma, even though they are not more qualified for that job. This also means that some college graduates get a degree for a job that didn’t require additional education, which makes me sad to think about how much money they spent on their education. The third article talked about how there are some programs, provided by high schools or corporate apprenticeship, that let high school students who may not benefit from a college education to find a career that they can succeed in. I think this is a very good way for some students to avoid the cost of a college education. I did not know about these vocational programs before reading this article, but I am very glad that they exist. I think this is a great alternative to college, especially since most growing careers do not require college degrees. I also think that it is important for society to not put too much value on the college degree, because some individuals would not benefit from such a degree.